2013 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates: Statistics, video and more

2013 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates' credentials

There are 37 players eligible for induction into Cooperstown this year. To earn election, a player must be named on 75 percent of the ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Here are statistics, videos, Twitter comments and other information about the top candidates eligible for this year's Baseball Hall of Fame. Order is based on vote totals of 19 members of the BBWAA who are reporters or editors at Digital First Media properties. To gain entry to the Hall a player needs to be named on 75 percent of the overall BBWAA ballots submitted. The outcome will be announced Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. ET.

Jack Morris

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Years on the ballot: 14th

Last year's vote: 66.7%

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 73.7%

Stat profile: Pitched 18 years (1977-94) for Detroit, Minnesota, Toronto and Cleveland. Twice led the American League in wins (1981 with 14, 1992 with 21). In 1983 led the league in innings pitched (293 2/3) and strikeouts (232). In 1986 led the league in shutouts with six. Led the AL in games started in both 1990 and 1991 with 36 and 35. Is tied for 42nd on the career wins list with 254; ranks 32nd on career strikeouts list with 2,478.

MLB.com Video | Jack Morris looks back on the 1991 World Series - VideoMLB.com talks to Jack Morris about his memories of pitching 10 innings in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series.

#JackMorris deserves to be in the HOF. A real workhorse and a WS winner in Detroit, Minnesota, and Toronto. He'll find out on Wednesday.Stephen Grubba

If #JackMorris is the only one elected into the HoF, that would be the perfect icing on this farce.Ron Shandler

Jeff Bagwell

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Years on the ballot: 3rd

Last year's vote: 56 percent

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 68.4%

Stat profile: Played 15 years (1991-2005), all for the Houston Astros, batting .297 with 449 home runs and 1,529 RBI. Had a career on-base percentage of .408 and a career slugging average of .580. First baseman was National League Rookie of the Year in 1991 and MVP in 1994, when he won the Gold Glove at first base and hit .368 with 39 homers, a .451 on-base average and a .750 slugging average. Led the NL in runs scored three times. Played 162 games four times. Had two 30-steal/40-homer seasons. Is tied for 36th on the all-time home run list; 41st on the all-time on-base list; 37th on the all-time slugging list, and 22nd on the all-time on-base-plus-slugging list.

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | HOU@CIN: Bagwell hits his 400th career home run - Video7/20/03: Jeff Bagwell hits his 400th career home run

How did Jeff Bagwell not make the HoF this year? Look up his career stats, the guy was a BEAST. 297 AVG, 400+ HR, no HoF? WOWWWWWWIan Douglas

I hate hearing "steroid talk" attached to players like Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, etc. who we really have no reason to believe used. #MLBJulian Spivey

Tim Raines

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Years on the ballot: 6th.

Last year's vote: 48.7%

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 63.2%

Stat profile: Played 23 years (1979-2002) for Montreal, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland, Baltimore and Florida. Career batting average of .294 and on-base percentage of .385. Outfielder led National League in steals four consecutive years (1981-84) and finished with 808 in his career, fifth all-time. Led league in batting (.334) and on-base (.413) in 1986. Twice led NL in runs scored. Ranks 36th all-time in runs scored (1,330).

which ever cap Tim Raines has on at the HOF am cool with!..i think he's going in as a ...EXPO!Warren Cromartie

I won't lie: I hope Jack Morris gets elected to the Hall of Fame and Tim Raines falls off the ballot, just to see the internet implode.Nick Tavares

Craig Biggio

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Years on the ballot: 1st

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 63.2 percent.

Stat profile: Played 20 years (1988-2007), all for the Houston Astros. Four-time Gold Glove winner at second base racked up 3,060 hits, 21st all-time. Career .281 hitter with .363 on-base average. Led National League in getting hit by pitches five times, led league in doubles three times. Led league in runs scored twice, including 1997 with 146 when he also had 81 RBI. Had 414 career stolen bases. Led league in plate appearances five times. Had 11 years finishing in league's top 10 in plate appearances. Ranks fifth in major league history in doubles with 668, 10th in plate appearances, 12th in at-bats and 15th in runs scored (1,844).

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | CIN@HOU: Biggio sets NL record for leadoff homers - Video4/10/03: Craig Biggio hits his 31st career leadoff home run, setting a National League record

Of all the players on this year's ballot, Craig Biggio deserves to be voted into the #HOF. But he's pretty much the only one. #MLB #BBWAAScott Shaffer

As much as I admired Craig Biggio as a player, I think he'll have to wait a couple of years before he gets in. (.281 career avg, 3,060 hits)Cody Brown

Mike Piazza

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Years on ballot: 1st

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 57.9 percent.

Stat profile: Played 16 years (1992-2007) for L.A. Dodgers, New York Mets, Florida, San Diego and Oakland. Career batting average of .308 with 427 homers (44th all-time and first among catchers) and 1,335 RBI. Career on-base percentage of .377 and career slugging percentage of .545 (32nd all-time, first among catchers). Piazza was Rookie of the Year in 1993 and a 12-time All-Star.

"But it makes no sense to have a HOF that doesn't include the greatest-hitting catcher who ever played baseball" @jaysonst Thank you #PiazzaTaylor Wilkerson

Dreamt that I met #MikePiazza. He was super sweet, flattered I still thought he was hot & let me kiss him on the cheek. #didntwannawakeupLara

Lee Smith

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Years on ballot: 11th.

Last year's vote: 50.6%

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 52.6%

Stat profile: Pitched 18 years (1980-97) for the Chicago Cubs, Boston, St. Louis, New York Yankees, Baltimore, California, Cincinnati and Montreal. Is third on all-time saves list at 478. Led his league in saves four times. Also ranks third in career games finished at 802. Three-time Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the Year for his league. Struck out 8.7 batters per nine innings, which ranks 15th all-time.

Barry Bonds

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Years on ballot: 1st

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 47.4%

Stat profile: Played 22 years (1987-2007) for Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Baseball's all-time leader in homers (762). He ranks third all-time in runs scored (2,227), fourth in on-base-plus-slugging (1.051), fourth in total bases (5,976) and fourth in RBI (1,996). He drew 2,558 walks in his career, 368 more than the No. 2 player on that list, Rickey Henderson. The outfielder won eight Gold Gloves and seven MVP awards. He was named to the All-Star team 14 times. He stole 28 or more bases 12 times, finishing with 514 to rank 33rd in that category. Owns a career batting average of .298, career on-base percentage of .444 and career slugging percentage of .607.

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | LAD@SF: Barry Bonds hits his 73rd homer of the season - Video10/07/01: Barry Bonds sets a Major League Baseball record with his 73rd homer of the season off of the Dodgers' Dennis Springer

Say what you want about his choices, but #BarryBonds' swing remains an untainted thing of beautyPatric Kreidler

I really hope Barry Bonds never gets in the hall of fame. Cheaters shouldn't be honored as the greatest ever #HOFChris Naiberk

Roger Clemens

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Years on ballot: 1st

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 42.1%

Stat profile: Pitched 24 years (1984-2007) for Boston, Toronto, the New York Yankees and Houston. Won seven Cy Young awards and seven ERA titles, plus 354 games (ninth all-time). Led his league in strikeouts five times, ranks third in that category all-time at 4,672. Was American League MVP in 1986. Won 20 or more games six times. Had just two losing records in 24 years.

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | STL@NYY: Clemens wins his 300th game - Video6/13/03: Roger Clemens gets his 4,000th career strikeout on his way to earning his 300th career victory

The hell with the character clause! Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens belong to The Hall of Fame, period!Lawrence Garcia

"To say Roger Clemens doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame is like saying Michelangelo was a fraud," Rusty Hardin told the @HoustonChronJose de Jesus Ortiz

Sammy Sosa

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Years on the ballot: 1st

This year's vote (based on DFM survey): 10.5%

Stat profile: Played 18 years (1989-2007) for Texas, the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. Compiled 609 home runs, eighth on the all-time list. Only player to have more than two 60-homer seasons. Hit .273 for his career, slugged .534. Was NL MVP in 1998 when he hit .308 with 66 homers and 158 RBI. Followed that up with 63 homers in 1999, then a league-leading 50 in 2000, 64 in 2001 and league-leading 49 in 2002. Career RBI total of 1,667 is 27th all-time. His career extra-base hit count of 1,033 is also 27th all-time.

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | TEX@BOS: Sammy Sosa's first career home run - Video6/21/89: Sammy Sosa blast his first career home run, a long ball off of Roger Clemens that clears the Green Monster

Other nominees who received votes

Alan Trammell, 12th year on the ballot, 36.8% last year, 36.8% this year (based on DFM survey)

Edgar Martinez, 4th year on the ballot, 36.5% last year, 36.8% this year (based on DFM survey)

Fred McGriff, 4th year on the ballot, 23.9% last year, 21.1% this year (based on DFM survey)

Larry Walker, 3rd year on the ballot, 22.9% last year, 5.3% this year (based on DFM survey)

Mark McGwire, 7th year on the ballot, 19.5% last year, 26.3% this year (based on DFM survey)

Don Mattingly, 13th year on the ballot, 17.8% last year, 10.5% this year (based on DFM survey)

Dale Murphy, 15th and final year on the ballot, 14.5% last year, 15.8% this year (based on DFM survey)

Rafael Palmeiro, 3rd year on the ballot, 12.6% last year, 5.3% this year (based on DFM survey)

Bernie Williams, 2nd year on the ballot, 9.6% last year, 10.5% this year (based on DFM survey)